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Ordinary Time · Year B

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 5, 2027

Christ Healing the Deaf-Mute, Philippe de Champaigne
Christ Healing the Deaf-Mute, Philippe de Champaigne, 17th centuryUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art
Champaigne paints the moment of the touch plainly, with the crowd kept back and the two figures close together.He put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, be opened.Philippe de ChampaigneA Brussels-born painter who became the portraitist of Richelieu and of Port-Royal, and whose style grew plainer as his Jansenism deepened.University of Michigan Museum of ArtA university museum in Ann Arbor, free to enter, with a collection used for teaching across the campus.University of Michigan Museum of Art
Roman Lectionary
GospelMark 7:31-37Mk 7:31-37
Second ReadingJas. 2:1-5Jas 2:1-5
First ReadingIsa. 35:4-7aIs 35:4-7a
Responsorial PsalmPs. 146:7, 8-9a, 9b-10 (1b)Ps 146:7, 8-9a, 9b-10 (1b)

Overview & Insights

"He has done all things well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak." (Mark 7:37)

In the Decapolis a deaf man with a speech impediment is brought to Jesus, who takes him aside, touches his ears and tongue, and says Ephphatha, be opened. The man's hearing and speech are restored, and the astonished crowd cannot keep from proclaiming what Jesus has done.

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Commentary

Commentary on Mark 7:24-37Commentary on Mk 7:24-37 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis of the Ephphatha healing and the opening of the deaf man's ears for this Sunday of the Year B track.

Mark 7:24-37 CommentaryMk 7:24-37 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed, sermon shaped reading of Jesus opening the ears and loosing the tongue of the deaf man.

Mark 7: Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute ManMk 7: Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.

Mark 7 CommentaryMk 7 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep gathering of quotations, word studies, and cross references worked verse by verse.

Mark 7:31 CommentariesMk 7:31 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries such as Barnes, Gill, and Ellicott on the passage in one place.

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre

Dr. Brant Pitre connects the day's readings from a Catholic scholar, opening the Ephphatha healing and its echo of Isaiah's promise.

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B, Sunday Connection Loyola Press · Sunday Connection

Catholic background, reflection questions, and family prayer for the Sunday's readings.

Background & Word Study

Book of Mark OverviewBook of Mk Overview BibleProject

An animated walk through Mark's structure and themes to place chapter 7 in the whole Gospel.

Mark 7:31 Greek InterlinearMk 7:31 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study of the healing.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Mark 7Catena on Mk 7 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on the opening of the deaf man's ears.

Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

A curated image index for the readings of the day across the history of Christian art.

Study Hub

The Text This Week: Proper 18 B Textweek

A curated index of commentaries, art, and sermons for the day's Gospel across traditions (a few links may be dated).

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